Parque Histórico de Guayaquil, Historical park in Samborondón Canton, Ecuador

Parque Histórico de Guayaquil is a park with restored colonial buildings, traditional gardens, and exhibits showing different aspects of regional development. The grounds are divided into themed sections that display architectural styles from various periods in the city's history.

The park opened on 21 October 1999 on eight hectares in Samborondón Canton. Its heritage houses were dismantled from their original sites in Guayaquil during the 1980s and rebuilt here. The Banco Central del Ecuador managed it until 2010, when administration passed to the Empresa Pública de Parques Urbanos y Espacios Públicos and the Ministry of Tourism.

The Traditions Zone recreates coastal Ecuadorian farm life: the Casa San Juan, the main part of a restored 19th-century house, shows hacienda living, while the Casa del Campesino shows how farm labourers lived. Permanent displays explain the cultivation of coffee, tagua and rubber, and the banana and cocoa booms. A small theatre stages peasant-themed plays.

The park can be explored in a few hours with marked pathways through different sections. Wear comfortable shoes and bring water and sun protection, as most of your visit will be outdoors.

The wildlife zone began with 14 mammals, 11 birds and 5 reptiles, mostly endangered species rescued through programmes of Ecuador's Ministry of the Environment. Its care costs about 10,000 dollars a month, and a raised boardwalk of 850 metres with 23 stops crosses the area.